Seal-lock



(Model.)

o. s. WINANS.

SEAL LUCK.

Patentred'July 9, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

ORANGE S. VINANS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SEAL-LOC K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 406,810, dated July 9, 1889.

` Application filed February 23, 1889. Serial No. 300,874. (Model.)l

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ORANGEV S. WINANs, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, and a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Seal-Locks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a front elevation. Fig. 2 is a rear view with the back plate removed. Fig. 3 is a rear View of the case with the back plate and locking devices removed. Fig. et is a longitudinalsection on line -l 4 of Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a rear View of the front plate detached. Fig. 6 is a cross-section on line 6 6 of Fig. l, showing a metal-strip seal in position. Fig. 7 is a similar view showing a glass seal in position.

The object of my invention is to construct a seal-lock which is simple in construction, strong, and reliable, and which is adapted to use either a metal-strip seal or a glass or frangible seal, either of which may be used alone or in connection with a wire and lead impression-seal, all of which I accomplish as illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter described. That which I claim as new will be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Arepresents the case of the lock; B, the back plate; C, the front plate; D, the hasp or bolt; E, a metal-strip seal; F', a glass or frangible seal; G, a wire and lead impression-seal; H, the locking latch or detent, and I the seal-securing latch or bar.

The case A is preferably made in the form shown, but may be made in any suitable form.

This case A, as shown in Fig. 8, has a recess d,which is adapted to receive the hasp orbolt D, a recess h, in which the latch H is placed, and a recess 'i for the'latch orbar I.

The bolt or hasp D has a notch g, as shown in Fig. 2,with which the latch H engages when the hasp or bolt is in place. The weight of the latch or detent II is suficient to cause it to engage with the notch g and to hold it so engaged until it is lifted, as hereinafter described. The detent or latch IfI-may be pivoted in the case, as shown, or its end may rest in the end of the recess It without being pivoted, as the pin e will prevent its displacement, the pin c projecting into a slot b (see Fig. 3) in the front of the case A.

Y The seal-securing latch or bar I is beveled on one side at the end where the bolt or hasp D is inserted, as shown in Fig. 4, and on its opposite side at its opposite end it is provided with a pin j, which projects through an opening 7c in the front of the case Awhen the bolt or hasp D is inserted.

-The front plate C is best formed as shown in Figs. l and 5. It is provided with a central opening c, which is located over the slot b in the case A, andthe lower part of the plate C is located over the opening k, as shown in Figs. :6 and 7. The under side ofthe plate C is provided with a channel or groove Z and shoulders m, as shown in Fig. 5.

The metal-strip seal E is bent and inserted, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6, so that it passes around the upper part of the plate C, and its ends pass into the groove l between the plate C and the case A,where they are held by the pin j, which projects through the opening k when the bolt or hasp D is inserted.

A glass or frangible seal E may be inserted in place of the metal-strip seal E by inserting it in the groove or channel Z, as shown in Fig. 7 and indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5, so that its upper edge engages with the shoulders m, and is held in place by having its lower edge in contact with the pin j.

The plate C is provided with a hole n, into which the pin 7' can project, and through which anyl suitable instrument can be i11- serted when for any cause it is necessary to force the pin j and bar I backward after the bolt D has been withdrawn. lVhen either the metal-strip seal E or the glass seal E is in place, the slot b is covered, so that access cannot be had to the pin e until the seal is destroyed. In use a seal E or E is`J placed in position, as already described, and the boltD is pushed in. The insertion of the bolt D raises the latch or detent l-I until the notch g is reached, when it drops and engages the 9 `notch and prevents the withdrawal of the bolt until it is raised, as hereinafter described. The insertion of the bolt or hasp D also forces the latch or bar I forward oroutward, so that its 'pin j projects through the opening k, as

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. be Withdrawn until the detent or latch H is raised, the bolt or hasp and the seal are both iirmly held until the seal which covers the slot b is destroyed. When it is desired to Withdraw the bolt or hasp D, the 'seal E or E is broken or destroyed, and the slot b is then uncovered,vpermitting access to the pin e, by which the latch or detent H is raised to permit the Withdrawal of the bolt or hasp D.

No special key is required for lifting the latch Il, as any instrument small enough to enter the slot b can be used for the purpose.

The case A and plates B and C are secured together and to the door-post of the car by bolts a, which pass through the plates, case, and door-post, and are secured by nuts on the inside of the car. The bolt D is attached to the car-door by the chain and staple F in the usual manner.

The bolt or hasp D is provided Witha hole o, and a projection or ear p on the case A is provided with a hole, as shown in Fig. 4, through Which holes a Wire or metal strip may be passed and an impression-seal used, as shown at G, Fig. l.

The advantages in using a seal-lock of the construction herein described are that, in addition to being safe, reliable, and strong, different kinds of seals can be used. A car sealed with a metal-strip seal, as E, may be transferred to a foreign road which may wish to put on a seal of its own Without destroying the seal already on the car. Such second seal may be put on by using a Wire and lead seal, as shown at G, Fig. l. If at any time the car be loaded on a foreign road Which does not use or have a rnetal-strip seal, as E, and does The metal-strip seals are to be properly punctured at the ends for the passage of the seouring-pinj; but this pin j may be made of steel and be sufficiently sharpened to puncture such holes When the bolt D is forced in.

The lock has no springs or other mechanism which can be injured or impaired by rough usage or be so tampered with that the bolt and seal will not be held properly.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of the recessed case A, having the slot ZJv and opening k, the bolt D, having a notch g, the latch H, adapted to engage said notch and having a pin eto engage the slot b, and the bar I, having a pin j to engage the opening k, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the recessed and slotted case A, a notched bolt D, a latch H, adapted to engage said bolt and provided with a pin to engage a slot in the case, alocking-bar operated by the bolt, the vplate C, having groove or channel Z and shoulders m, and a seal, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the case A, having slots or openings b 7o and a perforated pro-` jection p, the plate C, the notched bolt D, having hole 0, the latch H, having pin e, the bar l, having pin j, a seal held by the plate C, and an auxiliary seal G, substantially as described.

ORANGE S. VINANS.

Witnesses:

ALBERT H. ADAMS, HARRY T. JoNEs. 

